Wormy
adjective
Full of worms or holes like worm made.
The apple is very wormy, it is not good to eat.
Often appears as...
- wormy apple
- wormy wood
adjective
Similar to or resembling a worm in some ways.
He moved in a wormy manner through the crowd, slithering and sliding.
Often appears as...
- wormy movement
- wormy pathway
adjective
Describing someone or something that makes you feel uncomfortable or disgusted.
His wormy smile made her feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- wormy smile
- wormy feeling
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Full of worms or holes like worm made.
The apple is very wormy, it is not good to eat.
Often appears as...
- wormy apple
- wormy wood
adjective
Similar to or resembling a worm in some ways.
He moved in a wormy manner through the crowd, slithering and sliding.
Often appears as...
- wormy movement
- wormy pathway
adjective
Describing someone or something that makes you feel uncomfortable or disgusted.
His wormy smile made her feel uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- wormy smile
- wormy feeling
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wormy' to evoke a strong visual picture of something being eaten or damaged by worms.
That old bookshelf looks so wormy, I bet it's been in the basement for decades.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Wormy' suggests poor conditions or quality, often provoking disgust or aversion.
I wouldn't sit on that wormy couch; it looks like it's about to fall apart.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
'Wormy' can be used literally, to describe something that actually contains worms.
You can tell this corn is really wormy just by looking at the holes in the husks.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wormy' to evoke a strong visual picture of something being eaten or damaged by worms.
That old bookshelf looks so wormy, I bet it's been in the basement for decades.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Wormy' suggests poor conditions or quality, often provoking disgust or aversion.
I wouldn't sit on that wormy couch; it looks like it's about to fall apart.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
'Wormy' can be used literally, to describe something that actually contains worms.
You can tell this corn is really wormy just by looking at the holes in the husks.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'wormy' to evoke a strong visual picture of something being eaten or damaged by worms.
That old bookshelf looks so wormy, I bet it's been in the basement for decades.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Wormy' suggests poor conditions or quality, often provoking disgust or aversion.
I wouldn't sit on that wormy couch; it looks like it's about to fall apart.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
'Wormy' can be used literally, to describe something that actually contains worms.
You can tell this corn is really wormy just by looking at the holes in the husks.
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Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
You say you feel one way, but your body proves that you feel something else. And we only do this around sexuality, because arousal nonconcordance happens with every emotional and motivational system we have. If my mouth waters when I bite into a wormy apple, does anybody say to me,
Video examples
Mars Gets Ready for Its...
when i say that it's like i know it and what happened was that they were looking at this mars rock and saw this little wormy thing that looked like it could be a fossilized microbe it looked like a life form
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
You say you feel one way, but your body proves that you feel something else. And we only do this around sexuality, because arousal nonconcordance happens with every emotional and motivational system we have. If my mouth waters when I bite into a wormy apple, does anybody say to me,
Video examples
Mars Gets Ready for Its...
when i say that it's like i know it and what happened was that they were looking at this mars rock and saw this little wormy thing that looked like it could be a fossilized microbe it looked like a life form
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Hilarie Burton
American Actress
I like my hands. They're certainly scarred up, but they're wormy. They're knuckly. They're hands that have done stuff, and they're not going anywhere.
Quote examples
Hilarie Burton
American Actress
I like my hands. They're certainly scarred up, but they're wormy. They're knuckly. They're hands that have done stuff, and they're not going anywhere.
Example 1 of 1
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